Friday 19 January 2007

It was Friday, under the sign of Capricorn. The US president was George W. Bush (Republican). In that special week of January people in US were listening to Irreplaceable by Beyonce.
In UK A Moment Like This by Leona Lewis was in the top 5 hits.
Children of Men, directed by Alfonso Cuarn, was one of the most viewed movies released in 2007
while You: On a Diet by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet C. Oz was one of the best selling books.But much more happened that day: find out below..

Famous Deaths:

Facts:

Turkish Journalist Hrant Dink is assassinated in front of his newspaper's office by 17 year old Turkish ultranationalist Ogun Samast.

Chinese President Hu Jintao signs a series of economic deals with Sudan.

Martti Ahtisaari unveils a United Nations plan for the final status of Kosovo Serbian leaders denounce the proposal.

The IPCC publishes its fourth assessment report, having concluded that global climate change is ampquotvery likelyampquot to have a predominantly human cause.

The Storm Worm Trojan horse infects thousands of computers (mostly private) in Europe and the United States. (BBC News)

The Government of Kyrgyzstan arrests the leader of the Hizb ut-Tahrir branch in Kyrgyzstan. HuT is a designated terrorist organization and is considered to have ties to Al Qaeda, though it maintains it is a political party. (Interfax-Religion)

War in Somalia: Somalia's presidential palace is hit by two mortar shells. It's unknown if Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf was inside during the attack. (CNN)

Hurricane force winds claim at least 40 lives in Western Europe including 10 lives in Britain and 11 in Germany, and other victims in The Netherlands (6), Poland (6), Czech Republic (3) and France (3). (CNN)

Robert Gates, the United States Secretary of Defense, visits Basra, Iraq to consult with US and allied commanders. (News Limited)

Twelve of the thirteen suspects in Norway's NOKAS robbery case from 2004, are found guilty and given sentences from 4 - 19 years in prison. (Aftenposten)

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